Virtual dissection table | Anatomy teaching method used at UK medical schools

Virtual dissection table: Anatomy teaching method used at UK medical schools

Below is a listing of UK medical schools where a virtual dissection table is used to teach anatomy.

Schools using virtual dissection table (also known as anatomage table) imaging technology have medical students or demonstrators virtually peel away layers of tissue to reveal the underlying structures.

For more details on virtual dissection table usage at a specific medical school, follow the link below to its full profile and check the 'Teaching and learning' section. For a general comparison, see also our interactive overview of anatomy teaching statistics.

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Brighton and Sussex Medical School

The Universities of Brighton and Sussex came together in 2002 to create a five-year medical programme at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS). Delivering an integrated curriculum, BSMS prides itself on its state of the art facilities, giving students the opportunity for full cadaveric dissection, and innovative approach to teaching, such as through the CAPSULE app. Students provide continuous feedback to course leaders, showing the medical school’s commitment to student satisfaction.

Here is an at-a-glance summary of key information related to Brighton and Sussex medical school.

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Medical school establishment date:
2002

Years of course:
5

Total medical students:
825

Average year cohort:
165.0

Region:
South East

Subject prerequisites:

Biology (strictly required)
Chemistry (strictly required)

Interview format:
MMI

Admissions test:
BMAT

A Level typical offer:
AAA

Advanced Higher typical offer:
AAA

IB typical offer:
36 points

General teaching method:
Integrated

Anatomy teaching:
Dissection, Prosection, Virtual dissection table

Intercalation mode:
Optional intercalation

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Lancaster University Medical School

Lancaster has one of the smallest medical programmes in the UK, with an intake of only 129 students each year. It is one of the UK's newest public medical school, with its first graduates, a cohort of 31, graduating in 2011. Problem based learning (PBL) forms a major part of the integrated five year curriculum, with clinical contact offered from the offset.

Here is an at-a-glance summary of key information related to Lancaster medical school.

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Medical school establishment date:
2012

Years of course:
5

Total medical students:
455

Average year cohort:
91.0

Region:
North West

Subject prerequisites:

Biology (strictly required)
Chemistry (strictly required)
Maths (acceptable option)
Physics (acceptable option)
Psychology (acceptable option)

Interview format:
MMI

Admissions test:
BMAT

A Level typical offer:
AAA-AAB

Advanced Higher typical offer:
AA

IB typical offer:
36 points

General teaching method:
Integrated, PBL

Anatomy teaching:
Virtual dissection table

Intercalation mode:
Optional intercalation

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Plymouth University Medical School

Plymouth medical school offers a five-year, integrated curriculum in partnership with Plymouth & South Devon NHS Foundation Trusts. The course is structured around the human life cycle, covering holistic treatment from birth to end-of-life care. Anatomy is taught with a state-of-the-art virtual dissection table, aided by specialist models. Plymouth has an impressive Clinical Skills Resource Centre, featuring replica NHS wards to real simulate clinical environments.

Here is an at-a-glance summary of key information related to Plymouth medical school.

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Medical school establishment date:
2013

Years of course:
5

Total medical students:
645

Average year cohort:
129.0

Region:
South West

Subject prerequisites:

Biology (strictly required)
Chemistry (strictly required)
Maths (acceptable option)
Physics (acceptable option)
Psychology (acceptable option)

Interview format:
MMI

Admissions test:
GAMSAT, UCAT

A Level typical offer:
A*AA-AAB

Advanced Higher typical offer:
Not specified

IB typical offer:
36–38 points

General teaching method:
EBL, Integrated

Anatomy teaching:
Virtual dissection table

Intercalation mode:
Not specified

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University College London (UCL) Medical School

University College London Medical School offers a six-year integrated medical programme, with a compulsory intercalated BSc in year three. The course aims to equip graduates with a strong grounding in science, enabling success in ever-evolving medical practice. Applicants should be aware that UCL offers an MBPhD programme, in which students interested in academic research study for a PhD after their fourth year on the course. Anatomy is taught through dissection, prosection, and computer simulation.

Here is an at-a-glance summary of key information related to UCL medical school.

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Medical school establishment date:
1998

Years of course:
6

Total medical students:
2010

Average year cohort:
335.0

Region:
London

Subject prerequisites:

Biology (strictly required)
Chemistry (strictly required)

Interview format:
MMI

Admissions test:
BMAT

A Level typical offer:
A*AA

Advanced Higher typical offer:
A1AA

IB typical offer:
39 points

General teaching method:
Integrated

Anatomy teaching:
Dissection, Prosection, Virtual dissection table

Intercalation mode:
Required intercalation

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University of Central Lancashire Medical School

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLaN) offers a new five-year medical curriculum, with its first intake of medical students in 2014. Teaching is delivered through lectures, case-based learning workshops, and seminars, while anatomy is taught via prosection and Anatomage Table. UCLaN's uses a spiral curriculum, so core medical themes are revisited each year in further clinical detail. It should be noted that UCLaN only accepts applications from residents in the North West of England and international students, so those applying from anywhere else in the UK are automatically rejected prior to interview.

Here is an at-a-glance summary of key information related to UCLan medical school.

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Medical school establishment date:
2013

Years of course:
5

Total medical students:
535

Average year cohort:
133.8

Region:
North West

Subject prerequisites:

Chemistry (acceptable option)

Interview format:
MMI

Admissions test:
No admissions test required

A Level typical offer:
AAB